Kiess Surname

284,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Kiess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6521:555,91945,866
Germany4761:169,12919,938
Algeria541:715,39940,623
Canada421:877,27667,671
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Austria161:532,21549,801
France111:6,038,429280,838
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales61:515,75523,171
Belize61:59,2462,743
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Kiess Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kiess Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kiess occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiess? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiess is the 284,627th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,390,197 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kiess live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Kiess is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 555,919. In The United States Kiess is most numerous in: Indiana, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and Minnesota, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent live and Algeria, where 4 percent live.

Kiess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kiess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kiess surname increased 639 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kiess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kiess last name are 25.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kiess earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $42,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.57% more than the national average, earning $59,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiesse914,296/
Khiess912/
Kaiess912/
Koiess911/
Kiss89181,099/
Kies896,785/
Kess896,286/
Koiesse831/
Kaiesse831/
Khaiess831/
Kesse8017,638/
Kiese806,731/
Kaiss801,989/
Khess801,101/
Kaies80848/
Kisse80841/
Keiss80839/
Kiesz80522/
Kaess80437/
Kuess80353/
Keuss80222/
Keess8083/
Kissh8073/
Koiss8051/
Kiiss8045/
Kiejs8030/
Koess8021/
Käiss8019/
Koies8012/
Keies808/
Kiesh807/
Khies805/
Kioes805/
Kioss804/
Keass803/
Ckess802/
Kihss802/
Kessz802/
Kiehs802/
Kuies801/
Keyss801/
Kyies801/
Keshs801/
Kejss801/
Kiesø801/
Kishs801/
Kissň801/
Kessd801/
Kuiss800/
Kiessova771/
Khowiess771/
Kis7532,624/
Kes759,014/
Khoies73661/
Kaisse73263/
Kuisse73165/
Keusse73140/
Khisse73104/
Kiehas73104/
Kiesch7399/
Kishsh7369/
Koisse7364/
Keisse7348/
Kayess7344/
Kugies7344/
Quiess7340/
Khiesz7335/
Koyess7334/
Khesse7326/
Khessh7318/
Kyesse7313/
Keesse7311/
Kessse7310/
Khesss738/
Kheshs736/
Kaiyes735/
Kouies734/
Kesshe733/
Kaishs732/
Khaiss732/
Koiyes732/
Keasse732/
Keyshs731/
Kieish731/
Kioehs731/
Chiess731/
Khaies731/
Keiyes731/
Kaiesh731/
Kijese731/
Koyiss731/
Kojies731/
Kheies731/
Keaiss730/
Kuiesz730/
Keeiss730/
Qiesse730/
Kiesth730/
Ciss6744,514/
Keys6733,189/
Kesh6722,785/
Kish6718,156/
Kais679,833/
Kees678,170/
Kise677,338/
Khes676,996/
Kues675,622/
Kaes673,331/
Kissová672,884/
Kese672,725/
Keis672,098/
Keus671,738/
Kois671,636/
Kuis67966/
Keas67826/
Kios67694/
Kieś67652/
Kieß67629/
Kyes67617/
Kieć67557/
Koes67500/
Cess67439/
Kice67432/
Kiis67425/
Kehs67411/
Kissova67397/
Käss67342/
Kisz67238/
Kiesche67215/
Käis67155/
Kesz67151/
Khis67109/
Kihs6799/
Kyss6784/
Kjss6782/
Kiez6768/
Kkis6767/
Küss6758/
Kietsch6757/
Kouesse6748/
Kejs6739/
Quiesse6738/
Kiès6731/
Käes6731/
Kiçe6726/
Kessova6715/
Kyis6715/
Kiys6711/
Kiße679/
Koyisse679/
Kiyasse675/
Kieč675/
Koyesse674/
Kiesová672/
Kjes672/
Kíss672/
Kces672/
Kges672/
Kayesse671/
Kaiyesh671/
Kesd671/
Ckes671/
Kouyess671/
Keső671/
Keussse671/
Kejiese671/
Kawesse671/
Kiesova671/
Kiés671/
Kišs671/
Kkes671/
Kkoisse671/
Qess671/
Kiyeshe671/
Qiss671/
Ckis671/
Kqis671/
Kijs671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiess
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